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**Kafa** is an SR warlock who plays as DPS. Fully upgraded, she reaches 523,217 Might, rank 16 of 16 among the game's DPS heroes. Unlocking her takes 10 shards (:item-shard-kafa: [[hero-shards|Kafa Shard]]), and the shards become available once the :building-warlock-statue: [[building-warlock-statue|Warlock Statue]] reaches level 20.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Faction | [[hero-factions\|Warlock]] |
| Role | DPS |
| Rarity | SR |
| Max Might | 523,217 |
| Max stars | 50 |
| Attack speed | one hit every 0.83 s |
| Shards to unlock | :item-shard-kafa: [[hero-shards\|Kafa Shard]] × 10 |
| Faction building | :building-warlock-statue: [[building-warlock-statue\|Warlock Statue]], level 20 |
| Skills | 4 instead of five: no passive skill |
| Trait | Steady |
| Faction advantage | Warlocks take 20% less damage from Rangers |
## Why she matters
**Role:** A starting warlock DPS with four skills instead of five and no passive among them, which holds her ceiling down. Kafa stays below the SSR heroes of this role. The work is done by :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso against a single target and :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion across an area.
**Worth investing:** By maximum Might Kafa is last of sixteen DPS heroes (523,217) and sits in tier C. She carries the first days until the shards for Grenwald are gathered, and deep investment in her makes little sense, since even from the bench her support skill gives the squad just 5%, a quarter of what any UR hero provides.
## Skills
This hero has 4 skills instead of five: there is no passive skill, so in combat she brings one constant effect less than heroes with the full set.
### 1. :skill-kafa-1: Coffee
*Auto Attack · Physical DMG*
Throws a coffee bean, dealing **69.3%**% ATK Physical DMG to a single enemy.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★5 | Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★25 | Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| ★50 | Extra damage increases to 80%. |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 69.3% | 82.5% | 99% | 165% |
| ★5 | 79.69% | 94.88% | 113.85% | 189.75% |
| ★25 | 97.02% | 115.5% | 138.6% | 231% |
| ★50 | 124.74% | 148.5% | 178.2% | 297% |
### 2. :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion
*Ultimate Skill · Physical DMG · Cooldown 10s · Unlocks at: hero level 5*
Summons 2 coffee pots, pouring hot coffee over the target's head, dealing **284.76%**% ATK Physical DMG to enemies within range.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★10 | Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★30 | Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| ★50 | Extra damage increases to 80%. |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 284.76% | 339% | 406.8% | 678% |
| ★10 | 327.47% | 389.85% | 467.82% | 779.7% |
| ★30 | 398.66% | 474.6% | 569.52% | 949.2% |
| ★50 | 512.57% | 610.2% | 732.24% | 1,220.4% |
### 3. :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso
*Active Skill · Physical DMG · Cooldown 5s · Unlocks at: hero level 10*
Throws 1 cup of coffee, dealing **210%**% ATK Physical DMG to a single enemy.
Hero stars strengthen the skill, and each threshold changes its effect.
| Stars | What changes |
|---|---|
| no stars | - |
| ★15 | Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★35 | Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| ★50 | Extra damage increases to 80%. |
**Value growth by skill level**
| Stars | Skill level 1 | Skill level 5 | Skill level 10 | Skill level 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no stars | 210% | 250% | 300% | 500% |
| ★15 | 241.5% | 287.5% | 345% | 575% |
| ★35 | 294% | 350% | 420% | 700% |
| ★50 | 378% | 450% | 540% | 900% |
### 4. :skill-kafa-4: Unyielding
*Support Skill · Unlocks at: hero level 30, ★40*
ATK, HP, and DEF +5%
*Support skill: active while the hero is outside the main squad.*
## Compared to other heroes
Below, Kafa is compared with the other heroes of the same role, of which the game has 16 in total. Skill numbers are taken at the final star threshold and the maximum skill level.
### Stats
The twelve strongest heroes of the role by Might. Growth is the personal multiplier applied to the stat gain per level, so a higher one means more from the same upgrades.
| Hero | Faction | Rarity | Max Might | HP growth | ATK growth | DEF growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoya | Warrior | UR | 918,563 | 0.55 | 1.57 | 0.89 |
| Annie | Warlock | UR | 916,394 | 0.57 | 1.52 | 0.9 |
| Cynthia | Ranger | UR | 916,153 | 0.64 | 1.39 | 0.92 |
| Marlena | Warrior | UR | 914,868 | 0.58 | 1.49 | 0.91 |
| Red Lady | Ranger | UR | 913,583 | 0.6 | 1.45 | 0.91 |
| Joker | Warlock | UR | 913,583 | 0.6 | 1.45 | 0.91 |
| Grenwald | Warlock | SSR | 690,773 | 0.35 | 1.09 | 0.59 |
| Kesso | Warrior | SSR | 686,515 | 0.42 | 0.94 | 0.61 |
| Ash | Ranger | SSR | 685,873 | 0.43 | 0.92 | 0.61 |
| Bestar | Ranger | SSR | 685,793 | 0.4 | 0.97 | 0.61 |
| Sivir | Warrior | SSR | 685,150 | 0.41 | 0.95 | 0.61 |
| Claire | Warrior | SSR | 685,150 | 0.41 | 0.95 | 0.61 |
### Skill numbers
**Coffee** · damage multiplier · rank 15 of 16
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-claire-adv: Claire | Warrior | :skill-claire-adv-1: Holy Banner (advanced) | Auto Attack | 810% | single target |
| :hero-marlena: Marlena | Warrior | :skill-marlena-1: Skybreaker Slash | Auto Attack | 783% | single target |
| :hero-zoya: Zoya | Warrior | :skill-zoya-1: Dagger | Auto Attack | 747% | single target |
| :hero-cynthia: Cynthia | Ranger | :skill-cynthia-1: Moon Blade | Auto Attack | 747% | single target |
| :hero-kafa: **Kafa** | Warlock | :skill-kafa-1: Coffee | Auto Attack | **297%** | single target |
Stronger: :hero-claire-adv: Claire, :skill-claire-adv-1: Holy Banner (advanced) hits for 810% of ATK on a single target.
**Love Infusion** · damage multiplier · rank 13 of 15
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-joker: Joker | Warlock | :skill-joker-2: Joker Ace | Ultimate Skill | 5,047.5% | single target |
| :hero-red-lady: Red Lady | Ranger | :skill-red-lady-2: Crimson Rose | Ultimate Skill | 4,550.4% | single target |
| :hero-zoya: Zoya | Warrior | :skill-zoya-2: Forest Hunter | Ultimate Skill | 3,669.6% | single target |
| :hero-annie: Annie | Warlock | :skill-annie-2: Candy Jar | Ultimate Skill | 3,553.2% | single target |
| :hero-kafa: **Kafa** | Warlock | :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion | Ultimate Skill | **1,220.4%** | area |
Stronger: :hero-joker: Joker, :skill-joker-2: Joker Ace hits for 5,047.5% of ATK on a single target.
**Double Expresso** · damage multiplier · rank 12 of 15
| Hero | Faction | Skill | Skill type | DMG, % of ATK | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :hero-red-lady: Red Lady | Ranger | :skill-red-lady-3: Bloodthirsty Slaughter | Active Skill | 2,934% | single target |
| :hero-sivir: Sivir | Warrior | :skill-sivir-3: Shield Strike | Active Skill | 1,887.6% | single target |
| :hero-grenwald: Grenwald | Warlock | :skill-grenwald-3: Heartbreaker Spell | Active Skill | 1,841.4% | single target |
| :hero-cynthia: Cynthia | Ranger | :skill-cynthia-3: Lunar Hunt | Active Skill | 1,800% | single target |
| :hero-kafa: **Kafa** | Warlock | :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso | Active Skill | **900%** | single target |
Stronger: :hero-red-lady: Red Lady, :skill-red-lady-3: Bloodthirsty Slaughter hits for 2,934% of ATK on a single target.
## Upgrade order
**Skill priority:** Double Expresso comes first, her most reliable damage and back every 5 seconds. Love Infusion is next, smaller in number but covering every enemy nearby. The auto attack :skill-kafa-1: Coffee and the support skill come last, at 297% with 50 stars.
### What stars and levels unlock
Every threshold of the hero in one list, from the first level to the last stars, together with the skills and upgrades they unlock.
| Condition | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| from the start | :skill-kafa-1: Coffee |
| hero level 5 | :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion |
| hero level 10 | :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso |
| ★5 | :skill-kafa-1: Coffee: Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★10 | :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion: Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★15 | :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso: Deals 15% extra damage. |
| ★25 | :skill-kafa-1: Coffee: Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| ★30 | :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion: Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| ★35 | :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso: Extra damage increases to 40%. |
| hero level 30, ★40 | :skill-kafa-4: Unyielding |
| ★50 | :skill-kafa-1: Coffee: Extra damage increases to 80%. |
| ★50 | :skill-kafa-2: Love Infusion: Extra damage increases to 80%. |
| ★50 | :skill-kafa-3: Double Expresso: Extra damage increases to 80%. |
## Progression
### Hero levels
The hero has 150 levels, and reaching the last one costs :res-antidote: Antitoxin 5,248,471,500. The table shows the stats at reference levels:
| Level | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,105 | 20 | 12 |
| 50 | 38,491 | 726 | 434 |
| 100 | 226,480 | 4,281 | 2,558 |
| 150 | 539,218 | 10,189 | 6,088 |
### Stars
Reaching 50 stars takes 975 shards (:item-shard-kafa: [[hero-shards|Kafa Shard]]). Besides stats, stars unlock stronger versions of the skills, which makes them matter more than levels:
| Stars | HP | ATK | DEF | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 18,671 | 351 | 210 | 3 |
| 25 | 55,173 | 1,041 | 622 | 8 |
| 40 | 107,360 | 2,030 | 1,213 | 35 |
| 50 | 154,036 | 2,909 | 1,738 | 60 |
### Skill levels
Every skill goes up to level 30 with :item-skill-badge: [[skill-badges|Skill Badge]]: one skill costs 170,200 of them. The higher the level, the more hero stars it requires:
| Skill level | Stars | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 20 | 300 |
| 10 | 30 | 1,200 |
| 20 | 40 | 6,900 |
| 30 | 50 | 18,400 |
## Might at full progression
Gains from each progression system on its own. They show where to invest first:
| System | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hero levels | 539,218 | 10,189 | 6,088 |
| Stars | 154,036 | 2,909 | 1,738 |
| **Total** | **693,254** | **13,098** | **7,827** |
## How to play
Kafa closes the list of DPS heroes with 523,217 maximum Might, behind Robin at 523,779 and William at 524,421. The gap to the warlocks of her own role is far wider. Grenwald reaches 690,773 Might and [[hero-joker|Joker]] 913,583. Her Love Infusion covers an area for 1,220.4%, a quarter of what Joker Ace does at 5,047.5%.
Kafa carries no server-age condition, and her shards open with the [[building-warlock-statue|Warlock Statue]] at level 20, and ten of them are enough to hire her. She earns her place in the first days, until the shards for Grenwald are gathered: Grenwald opens with the same statue and the same 10 shards, while Joker does not appear until server day 14.
Kafa's progression stops at skill level 30, as it does for every SR hero, while SSR and UR heroes reach level 40, and each skill costs 170,200 Skill Badges instead of 436,700. Her three upgradable skills come to 510,600 badges in all against 1,746,800 for a hero with the full set, and the ceiling is just as short, 693,254 HP against 916,885 for [[hero-sivir|Sivir]].
Kafa entered none of the thirty-two squads of the [[hero-teams|review]]. From the bench she also gives less than the others. Her Unyielding adds 5% to the squad's ATK, HP and DEF, while the same skill on a UR hero gives 20% and on an SSR hero 10%. Her place opens up as soon as any warlock of a higher rarity arrives.
## Related pages
- [[hero-tier-list|Hero tier list]]
- [[hero-stars|Hero stars]]
- [[hero-skills|Skills and upgrades]]
- [[hero-awakening|Awakening]]
- [[hero-unique-equipment|Exclusive Weapon]]
- [[hero-factions|Hero factions]]